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<blockquote data-quote="Ceylon" data-source="post: 98" data-attributes="member: 7"><p>So, boring stuff. I wanted some better/non orange headlights that you can actually see with at night. I've fitted Bi-Xenons to both my previous FD's, but as I'm trying to keep this one as close to stock as possible, changing the headlight housings was not an option. I also get pretty irritable when I get blinded by people who stick high intensity discharge lights into stock reflector housings, so that was also out.</p><p>So, what that leaves me with is Philips new Luxeon LED's that preserve the standard beam pattern while chucking out gargantuan amounts of light. Sounds good? Well it is.</p><p></p><p>Pics:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4012[/ATTACH]wp_20170113_17_52_45_pro_32293212872_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Fits like a glove with zero modifications to the car.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4013[/ATTACH]wp_20170113_18_02_22_pro_32444524805_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Colour temperature comparison (They're the 6000k version).</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4014[/ATTACH]wp_20170113_17_49_20_pro_32404494806_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Low beam:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4015[/ATTACH]wp_20170114_00_07_33_pro_32444576285_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Blurry phone pic of high beam:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4016[/ATTACH]wp_20170114_00_07_41_pro_32404584176_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Been driving it around a fair bit, beam pattern is ace, I haven't been flashed once.</p><p></p><p>Now, this car hasn't ran right at all since I've owned it. Its got boost quirks.</p><p></p><p>A quick inspection revealed a check valve in two pieces, amazing the car drove super smooth and occasionally worked well-ish really.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4017[/ATTACH]wp_20170114_12_02_43_pro_32323380701_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>So, with that replaced the car was occasionally overboosing, time to get stuck in <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4018[/ATTACH]wp_20170121_10_20_44_pro_32404364566_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>So, being a 2002 model that's relatively low mileage you might think the vacuum lines "might" just be okay and the engine loom "might" just not be crispy plastic like other FD's? Well you'd be wrong, it all needs chopping out.</p><p></p><p>Black box:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4019[/ATTACH]wp_20170121_10_22_23_pro_32404362246_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>And out:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4020[/ATTACH]wp_20170121_10_57_33_pro_32404358076_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>And apart:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4021[/ATTACH]wp_20170121_15_36_47_pro_31632616023_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Now I'd love to say getting it apart and back together was an easy job and I don't know what people are complaining about. But I'd be lying, it's a bastard and if I wasn't keeping this car stock I'd be fitting an early style rack pronto!</p><p></p><p>Anyway, managed to get the bloody thing apart, all the valves tested with the mityvac hot and cold, then back together without buggering anything up too much. Also fitted some of Dale Clarke's viton check valves while I was there. If you're doing the same, you will need to trim them a little to make them fit, then I'd recommend adding ~5mm of 4mmID pipe over each end to make the centres a similar size to the stock valves, that'll keep them snug so they cannot move.</p><p></p><p>The solenoids all checked out fine, the turbo control solenoid held 35psi happily, so that'll do me fine! Only two of the solenoids had a leak when under pressure, although this isn't an issue as they're all vacuum solenoids & they all held vacuum no problem :thumbsup:.</p><p></p><p>Cheers Tom for lending me the mityvac, quality bit of kit <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />:thumbsup:.</p><p></p><p>All back together:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4022[/ATTACH]img_3336_31601142624_o by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/" target="_blank">Tom Kinsman</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p>Tomorrows task is to get the car back together with new silicone hose and hopefully running super awesome :thumbsup:.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ceylon, post: 98, member: 7"] So, boring stuff. I wanted some better/non orange headlights that you can actually see with at night. I've fitted Bi-Xenons to both my previous FD's, but as I'm trying to keep this one as close to stock as possible, changing the headlight housings was not an option. I also get pretty irritable when I get blinded by people who stick high intensity discharge lights into stock reflector housings, so that was also out. So, what that leaves me with is Philips new Luxeon LED's that preserve the standard beam pattern while chucking out gargantuan amounts of light. Sounds good? Well it is. Pics: [ATTACH=full]4012[/ATTACH]wp_20170113_17_52_45_pro_32293212872_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr Fits like a glove with zero modifications to the car. [ATTACH=full]4013[/ATTACH]wp_20170113_18_02_22_pro_32444524805_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr Colour temperature comparison (They're the 6000k version). [ATTACH=full]4014[/ATTACH]wp_20170113_17_49_20_pro_32404494806_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr Low beam: [ATTACH=full]4015[/ATTACH]wp_20170114_00_07_33_pro_32444576285_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr Blurry phone pic of high beam: [ATTACH=full]4016[/ATTACH]wp_20170114_00_07_41_pro_32404584176_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr Been driving it around a fair bit, beam pattern is ace, I haven't been flashed once. Now, this car hasn't ran right at all since I've owned it. Its got boost quirks. A quick inspection revealed a check valve in two pieces, amazing the car drove super smooth and occasionally worked well-ish really. [ATTACH=full]4017[/ATTACH]wp_20170114_12_02_43_pro_32323380701_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr So, with that replaced the car was occasionally overboosing, time to get stuck in :D. [ATTACH=full]4018[/ATTACH]wp_20170121_10_20_44_pro_32404364566_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr So, being a 2002 model that's relatively low mileage you might think the vacuum lines "might" just be okay and the engine loom "might" just not be crispy plastic like other FD's? Well you'd be wrong, it all needs chopping out. Black box: [ATTACH=full]4019[/ATTACH]wp_20170121_10_22_23_pro_32404362246_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr And out: [ATTACH=full]4020[/ATTACH]wp_20170121_10_57_33_pro_32404358076_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr And apart: [ATTACH=full]4021[/ATTACH]wp_20170121_15_36_47_pro_31632616023_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr Now I'd love to say getting it apart and back together was an easy job and I don't know what people are complaining about. But I'd be lying, it's a bastard and if I wasn't keeping this car stock I'd be fitting an early style rack pronto! Anyway, managed to get the bloody thing apart, all the valves tested with the mityvac hot and cold, then back together without buggering anything up too much. Also fitted some of Dale Clarke's viton check valves while I was there. If you're doing the same, you will need to trim them a little to make them fit, then I'd recommend adding ~5mm of 4mmID pipe over each end to make the centres a similar size to the stock valves, that'll keep them snug so they cannot move. The solenoids all checked out fine, the turbo control solenoid held 35psi happily, so that'll do me fine! Only two of the solenoids had a leak when under pressure, although this isn't an issue as they're all vacuum solenoids & they all held vacuum no problem :thumbsup:. Cheers Tom for lending me the mityvac, quality bit of kit :cool::thumbsup:. All back together: [ATTACH=full]4022[/ATTACH]img_3336_31601142624_o by [URL='https://www.flickr.com/photos/98724842@N07/']Tom Kinsman[/URL], on Flickr Tomorrows task is to get the car back together with new silicone hose and hopefully running super awesome :thumbsup:. [/QUOTE]
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